EID Al Fitr 2012/1433 will begin to be celebrated globally on Sun Aug 19 2012, with 63 countries (following Saudi Arabia) announcing Sunday as the first day of Eid (full list below).

For those you in Australia and beyond following physical moon sighting to establish the start of Shawal, Eid Al Fitr will be on either Sun Aug 19 or Mon Aug 20 2012, depending on moon sighting results.

MuslimVillage.com will be providing constantly updated information on Eid venue details and prayer times for Australian capital cities + beyond.

Please check back regularly to this page for the latest info Inshallah. If you are aware of Eid prayer details for any particular Mosque or Islamic organisation in Australia or beyond, please email us this information to info@muslimvillage.com and we will confirm and post this info for the benefit of everyone.

On behalf of MuslimVillage.com, once again Eid Mubarak to you and your loved ones.

Eid Al Fitr 2012 (1433)

Sydney, Australia – Eid El Fitr Prayer Locations

All care has been taken in compiling this table and verifying details, however please confirm all information provided with your local Mosque/organisation. Please check back as we will update info as we receive it.

TBA = To Be Advised – please check back as we will update info as we receive it. If we have left out prayer times, it is because we have been unable to confirm. To be on the safe side, we suggest you attend at 7:00am to make sure you don’t miss Eid Prayers for any unconfirmed venue times.

Sighting Reports Eid Al Fitr 2012 / 1433

Seen: M Shamim Ali (MCW member) from Samabula Suva reported: New Moon for the month of Shawwal 1433H has been sighted in the Fiji Islands as announced by Mohammed Taabish Akbar, General Secretary of Fiji Muslim League, (MCW member). Therefore EID-UL-FITR will INSHA ALLAH be celebrated on SUNDAY 19th AUGUST 2012. See the Official Announcement Click Here.

Saudi Arabia:

Eid is on Sunday: Al-Arabiya News reported: The Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan is to start on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s religious authorities announced. In a statement by Saudi media, they said the crescent which marks the new lunar month was not sighted on Friday night and that Saturday would as a result be considered the 30th and final day of the dawn-to-dusk month of fasting.
Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and the United Arab Emirates also announced the celebration to be marked on Sunday, following the sighting of the new moon that will mark the beginning of the lunar month of Shawal, which follows the fasting month of Ramadan in the Muslim hijri calendar.

OFFICIAL Eid Al Fitr 2012/1433 – 1st Day of Shawwal – in Different Countries

Sunday, 19 August 2012:

Afghanistan (Follow Saudi)

Albania (Follow Saudi)

Algeria (Follow Saudi)

Armenia (Follow Saudi)

Australia (Some follow FCNA, ECFR, Ummul-Qura)

Austria (Follow Saudi)

Azerbaijan (Follow Saudi)

Bahrian (Follow Saudi)

Bangladesh (Some areas follow Saudi)

Belgium (Follow Saudi)

Bolivia (Follow Saudi)

Bosnia and Hercegovina (Follow Saudi)

Bulgaria (Follow Saudi)

Canada (Fiqh Council of North America and Muslim Association of Canada, Alberta)

Canada (Shi’aa Community – Announced by Grand Ayatollah Hosseini Nassab, Also Hilal Committee of Canada)

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